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  • Brad Davis, Ben Cross, Yves Beneyton, Colin Bruce, Ian Charleson, Dennis Christopher, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Farrell, Daniel Gerroll, Stephen Mallatratt, Alan Polonsky, Struan Rodger, Edward Wiley, Benny Young, and David John in Chariots of Fire (1981)

    1. Chariots of Fire

    19812h 5mPG78Metascore
    7.1 (69K)
    Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.
    DirectorHugh HudsonStarsBen CrossIan CharlesonNicholas Farrell
  • A Farewell to Arms (1957)

    2. A Farewell to Arms

    19572h 32mApproved
    5.8 (3.1K)
    An English nurse and an American ambulance driver on the Italian front during World War 1 fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them challenge their romance to the limit.
    DirectorsCharles VidorJohn HustonStarsRock HudsonJennifer JonesVittorio De Sica
  • Alan Rickman, Nigel Hawthorne, and Angela Pleasence in The Barchester Chronicles (1982)

    3. The Barchester Chronicles

    19827 epsTV Mini Series
    8.1 (1.3K)
    When a crusade against the Church of England's practice of self-enrichment misfires, scandal taints the cozy community of Barchester when their local church becomes the object of a scathing, investigative report.
    StarsDonald PleasenceJanet MawNigel Hawthorne
  • Polly Walker in Enchanted April (1991)

    4. Enchanted April

    19911h 35mPG78Metascore
    7.3 (7.6K)
    Four English women, after World War I, who are unhappy with their lives, and their time away on vacation in a beautiful Italian villa.
    DirectorMike NewellStarsAlfred MolinaJoan PlowrightMiranda Richardson
  • Paloma Baeza, Jonathan Firth, Nathaniel Parker, and Nigel Terry in Far from the Madding Crowd (1998)

    5. Far from the Madding Crowd

    19984 epsTV Series
    7.4 (1K)
    A vain, pretty girl has recently taken over her uncle's farm. Her independent, naïve personality leaves her torn between the three men who wish to marry her.
    StarsPaloma BaezaJonathan FirthNigel Terry
  • Dean Spanley (2008)

    6. Dean Spanley

    20081h 40mPG
    7.2 (3.9K)
    Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or affection for his son, but when the pair visit an eccentric Indian, they start a strange journey that eventually allows the old man to find his heart.
    DirectorToa FraserStarsJeremy NorthamSam NeillBryan Brown
  • Alun Armstrong, Lyndsey Marshal, and Andrew Buchan in Garrow's Law (2009)

    7. Garrow's Law

    2009–201112 epsTV Series
    8.3 (1.3K)
    Garrow's Law is the true tale of William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until proved guilty' at London's Old Bailey.
    CreatorTony MarchantStarsAndrew BuchanLyndsey MarshalRupert Graves
  • Alan Bates, Patsy Byrne, Beatie Edney, and Bob Peck in Hard Times (1994)

    8. Hard Times

    19944 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    6.4 (320)
    In the first part of this adaptation by Peter Barnes, Tom and Louisa are first introduced to the audience.
    StarsHarriet WalterBill PatersonAlan Bates
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (2007)

    9. The Old Curiosity Shop

    20071h 33mTV Movie
    6.5 (809)
    A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
    DirectorBrian PercivalStarsDerek JacobiToby JonesSophie Vavasseur
  • Kate Winslet and Christopher Eccleston in Jude (1996)

    10. Jude

    19962h 3mR68Metascore
    6.9 (12K)
    In late 1800s England, Jude plans to go to the city and attend university but marries early and becomes a stonemason. When his wife leaves, he moves to the city, where he befriends his liberal cousin Sue.
    DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsChristopher EcclestonKate WinsletLiam Cunningham
  • Katherine Heigl in Love Comes Softly (2003)

    11. Love Comes Softly

    20031h 28mTV-PGTV Movie
    7.3 (7.5K)
    A young woman on her way to a new life in the 1800's suddenly finds herself a widow. Now she must live with a recently widowed young man and his daughter. Can any of them find love again?
    DirectorMichael Landon Jr.StarsKatherine HeiglDale MidkiffCorbin Bernsen
  • Max Beesley and Samantha Morton in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997)

    12. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

    19975 epsTV Mini Series
    7.7 (922)
    A ribald and rowdy romp through the mansions and taverns of Georgian England. Henry Fielding's fallen hero bed-hops his way out of a good home and almost into a hangman's noose, via a series of misadventures and misunderstandings.
    StarsJohn SessionsBenjamin WhitrowRon Cook
  • Martin Chuzzlewit (1994)

    13. Martin Chuzzlewit

    19946 epsTV Mini Series
    8.1 (1.1K)
    Old Martin Chuzzlewit is nearing his death. Who will inherit his riches? With such a prize to play for, the Chuzzlewit family bring forth all of their cunning, greed and selfishness. Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens.
    StarsEmma ChambersJulia SawalhaKeith Allen
  • Keeley Hawes in The Cater Street Hangman (1998)

    14. The Cater Street Hangman

    19981h 40mTV-PGTV Movie
    6.9 (401)
    With the help of a feisty aristocratic woman, a working-class Scotland Yard inspector hunts for a serial killer of young women in Victorian London.
    DirectorSarah HellingsStarsEoin McCarthyKeeley HawesPeter Egan
  • Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)

    15. Maverick

    19942h 7mPG62Metascore
    7.0 (124K)
    Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMel GibsonJodie FosterJames Garner
  • Sam Neill and Carmen Ejogo in Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)

    16. Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

    20002 epsUnratedTV Series
    7.0 (591)
    This epic television miniseries explores the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38-year, ocean-spanning love affair that produced children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy.
    StarsDiahann CarrollMario Van PeeblesSam Neill
  • Stephanie Cole in Tenko (1981)

    17. Tenko

    1981–198430 epsTV Series
    8.5 (915)
    After the Japanese invasion of Singapore in February 1942, a group of British, Dutch and Australian women are held in a Japanese internment camp on a Japanese-occupied island between Singapore and Australia.
    CreatorLavinia WarnerStarsAnn BellStephanie ColeClaire Oberman
  • Brendan Coyle and Samantha Glenn in The Glass Virgin (1995)

    18. The Glass Virgin

    19953 epsTV Mini Series
    7.0 (818)
    In 1870s England, a wealthy woman uncovers a dark secret, prompting her to join her family's former groom on his caravan journey across Northumbria, navigating class divides and finding solace in their unlikely companionship.
    StarsJan GravesonChristine KavanaghBrendan Coyle
  • Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (2012)

    19. Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

    20121h 29mPG49Metascore
    5.6 (2.5K)
    A young woman frets upstairs in her family's country manor on her wedding day, fearful she's about to marry the wrong man. Downstairs, her fiancé and her former lover grow increasingly anxious.
    DirectorDonald RiceStarsFelicity JonesLuke TreadawayElizabeth McGovern
  • The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

    20. The Purple Rose of Cairo

    19851h 22mPG75Metascore
    7.6 (58K)
    In 1935 New Jersey, a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsMia FarrowJeff DanielsDanny Aiello
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    21. Singin' in the Rain

    19521h 43mG99Metascore
    8.3 (274K)
    A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
    DirectorsStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie Reynolds

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